Chateau Bernadotte

Château Bernadotte is a French wine producer located in the Haut-Médoc. It was known as Château Fournas until 1997 when it was purchased by May Eliane de Lencquesaing, then-owner of the esteemed Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande in Pauillac. Since 2012, it has been owned by the King Power group. Château Bernadotte produces a Cabernet Sauvignon-dominant Bordeaux blend and a second wine under the label Fournas Bernadotte.

The 35-hectare (86-acre) estate is made up of soils with gravel, sand, and some clay. The vineyards are planted to around 50 percent Cabernet Sauvignon, 44 percent Merlot, four percent Cabernet Franc and two percent Petit Verdot. The vines are on average 25 years old.

Château Bernadotte's Bordeaux blend goes through primary and malolactic fermentation in stainless steel vats before barrel maturing in French oak, 30 percent new, for 12 to 18 months. Production averages around 10,000 cases annually.